"Separuh Aku" (Half of Me) is a song by Indonesian

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. It was written by Noah's keyboardist David and their additional bassist Ihsan, for their first album after their name change, ''

Seperti Seharusnya ''Seperti Seharusnya'' ( en, As It Should Be) is a studio album by Indonesian band Noah. It was released on September 16, 2012, by Musica Studios. The first single from this album, " Separuh Aku", was released in August 2012. This album contains ...

''. It was released on 3 August 2012 as the album's first single.

Writing and recording

"Separuh Aku" was written by Noah's keyboardist David and Noah's additional bassist Ihsan. David said that he came up with idea for the song after listening to his friend confiding in him. David described "Separuh Aku" as a song themed around empathy. A demo version of the song was leaked in 2010, but Noah's guitarist

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stated that the song has been re-recorded to make the final version different.

Release

Noah released "Separuh Aku" as a single on 3 August 2012 via airplay on 200 radios in Indonesia. It was the first single from Noah's first album ''

'' and their first single since Noah announced their new name. ''Seperti Seharusnya'' was released on 16 September 2012, with "Separuh Aku" as its third track.

Music video

The music video for "Separuh Aku" was directed by Nicholas Nicky. The video depicts Noah's vocalist

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portraying his girlfriend. It was recorded in 2010 in Jakarta. But, because Ariel was arrested in 2010, both "Separuh Aku" and its music video's release were delayed. The music video was released on

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channel on 5 August 2012. According to Google Indonesia, the video was the third-most popular YouTube video in Indonesia in 2012.

Reception

"Separuh Aku" won several awards. At

Anugerah Musik Indonesia The Anugerah Musik Indonesia ( 'Indonesian Music Awards'), also known as AMI or colloquially AMI Awards, is an annual Indonesian music award ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in improving the quality and quantity of artists in the ma ...

2013, "Separuh Aku" won three awards for Best of the Best Production Work, Best Pop Duo/Group/Collaboration and Best Pop Producer/Arranger. At

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2013, Noah won the Best Band category for "Separuh Aku", and the song was nominated for Best Indonesian Song and Most Popular Regional Song.

Charts

References

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